I want a blown-up version of every page to post on my wall, even if they would probably give me nightmares. The style is incredibly lush and detailed. But what really made this book a classic for me was Doran’s accompanying art. It is absolutely, firmly in the style of Gaiman that I have come to adore. Whether the stepmother herself is also a monster you’ll just have to read to find out. Instead of the sweet-tempered, soft-spoken girl we know from the Disney version, Snow White is a monster. Told from the perspective of the so-called evil stepmother, Gaiman’s retelling is full of unexpected twists, horrifying truths, and devastating imagery. All of that – sort of – happens in Gaiman’s retelling, only we learn that there is a lot more to the story. There she lives with seven dwarves until a handsome prince comes to whisk her away. Instructed to murder her on the edge of the forest, he instead allows her to flee into the woods. The old story is a familiar one: a young princess left to be raised by her wicked stepmother is spared death by a kindly woodsman. With Harry Clarke–inspired art by Colleen Doran, this graphic novel is a new staple on my shelf. From powerhouse author Neil Gaiman comes an eerie, atmospheric, and completely new retelling of Snow White.
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